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Mac and Windows domain
We are setting up a new network with both PC and Mac. My question is can all modern Macs join a Windows domain and share the resources on that domain? Also, can I create a user in AD and then have that be the same user authenticating on the Mac?
Actually, I believe you can. I don't know how well it works, but I've run across it.
I'm not a Mac guy, so I'm no expert - and I know Microsoft won't support it - but I had to look at it a couple of years ago.
Here's the article I referenced.
I'm not a Mac guy, so I'm no expert - and I know Microsoft won't support it - but I had to look at it a couple of years ago.
Here's the article I referenced.
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Would there be a problem if the windows server is virtual and the Mac has to connect to it?
Not more than being a physical machine in my opinion.
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I used in the past a third-party software called ExtremZ-IP now belongs to Acronis. It worked perfectly for several years. I had a Dell poweredge Windows 2003 domain server, and a mixture of PC and Macs with its own problems about filename length and others which ExtremZ-IP solved perfectly;
http://www.acronis.com/en-
..MFlores.